50 Foulston Siefkin LLP Lawyers Named to 2020 Best Lawyers® List
August 16, 2019
A total of 50 Foulston Siefkin lawyers are named in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, including 14 honored as "Lawyer of the Year" in a specific practice area. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is a well-known reference work which uses peer feedback to develop lawyer rankings. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing. Only one lawyer in each practice area and location is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year," based on peer-review assessments. This designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity.
The following 14 Foulston Siefkin lawyers were recognized as the 2020 "Lawyer of the Year":
Kansas City, Kansas
- Scott C. Nehrbass – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Anthony F. Rupp – Municipal Law
Topeka, Kansas
- Thomas L. Theis – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Wichita, Kansas
- James M. Armstrong – Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Gary L. Ayers – Health Care Law
- Boyd A. Byers – Labor Law – Management
- Cyd Gilman – Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Wyatt A. Hoch – Litigation – Construction
- Christopher M. Hurst – Tax Law
- Jason P. Lacey – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Kyle J. Steadman – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- David M. Traster – Energy Law
- Shannon D. Wead – Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Craig W. West – Insurance Law
The following 50 Foulston Siefkin lawyers were named to 2020’s The Best Lawyers in America list in the following practice areas (some were previously mentioned as a “Lawyer of the Year”):
- Stanley G. Andeel – Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- James M. Armstrong – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Labor and Labor and Employment, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), and Litigation – Securities
- Kevin J. Arnel – Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law
- Gary L. Ayers – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Trade Secrets Law
- Donald D. Berner – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Matthew W. Bish – Elder Law, Trusts and Estates
- Vaughn Burkholder - Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
- Boyd A. Byers – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Wendell F. Cowan – Employment Law – Management, Insurance Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Jeff P. DeGraffenreid – Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Holly A. Dyer – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Charles P. Efflandt - Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
- Jack M. Epps - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law
- Jay F. Fowler – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Municipal, Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Cyd Gilman - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Jeremy L. Graber - Corporate Law
- Douglas L. Hanisch - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Charles R. Hay - Health Care Law
- Wyatt A. Hoch - Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
- Christopher M. Hurst - Tax Law
- Jeffery A. Jordan - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Construction
- Jason P. Lacey - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Amy S. Lemley - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- William P. Matthews - Copyright Law, Trademark Law
- Scott C. Nehrbass - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Real Estate, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Andrew J. Nolan - Tax Law
- Michael J. Norton – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Timothy P. O’Sullivan – Elder Law, Trusts and Estates
- James D. Oliver - Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Securities, Mining Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
- John C. Peck - Natural Resources Law, Water Law
- James P. Rankin - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation - ERISA
- Larry G. Rapp - Corporate Law, Equipment Finance Law
- Forrest T. Rhodes, Jr. - Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- David E. Rogers - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Anthony F. Rupp - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Municipal, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Municipal Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Teresa L. Shulda - Employment Law - Management
- Harvey R. Sorensen - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law, Venture Capital Law
- Kyle J. Steadman - Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Mikel L. Stout - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Todd N. Tedesco - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Patent
- Thomas L. Theis - Health Care Law, Mediation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- David M. Traster – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
- Patricia Voth Blankenship - Real Estate Law
- Darrell L. Warta - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- C. Edward Watson - Employment Law - Management
- Shannon D. Wead - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Stewart T. Weaver - Elder Law, Trusts and Estates
- Craig W. West - Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- William R. Wood II – Banking and Finance, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance, Financial Services Regulation Law, Franchise Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Charles J. Woodin - Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
Foulston Siefkin LLP is the largest law firm in Kansas. With nearly 90 lawyers in Foulston’s Wichita, Topeka, and Kansas City offices, the firm represents a broad range of clients mirroring the Midwest’s economy, delivering legal services from lawyers recognized by national organizations as among the leading lawyers in the US. Foulston’s lawyers provide a full range of practice areas that cover the spectrum of the legal profession, including civil and complex litigation, business matters, employment and labor, and healthcare throughout the firm’s 100 years. For more information, please contact Tammy Allen, chief marketing officer, at 316.291.9572, tallen@foulston.com, or see www.foulston.com.